For builders, farmers, and the trades

Keep the chits
straight.

A handshake-grade ledger for the favors that keep the work moving — the lent tractor, the plowed lane, the loaned crew, the shop time.

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9:41·

Tuesday, May 4

Your chit book

You owe

7

Owed to you

12

Bill — North 40

Lent the John Deere 4055

Sat

Marty's Plowing

Plowed the driveway, twice

Tue

Dave (machinist)

Reground the lathe tooling

Mon

Ortega Hauling

Hauled gravel to the site

Last wk

Henderson Farm

Cut & baled 12 acres of hay

Today

The idea

Invoices end relationships. Chits keep the crew together.

Out on the job site, in the back forty, on the shop floor — the work gets done because someone lent the loader, dropped a part by, or plowed your road at 4am. Chit Ledger remembers what a handshake promised, so the next favor flows just as easy.

Built for working hands

Every detail, considered.

Two taps

Logged from the cab.

Pick a name. Note what was lent or done. Done — gloves still on. No invoices, no quotes, no awkward money talk.

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New chit

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From

Bill Henderson

Henderson Farm · neighbor

What

Lent Rochester the Tractor for the south pasture cut. Two days, full tank back.

Type

Equipment

Worth

A big one

Your books, your business

Off the Radar.

Encrypted, exportable, deletable. Trades for trades — not taxable income.

Gentle nudges

Don't leave a chit unpaid.

A quiet ping when it's been too long. So the next time you need a backhoe, the answer is still yes.

Crews

Whole crews, whole co-ops.

Share a book with your subs, your neighbors, the volunteer fire hall. Everyone sees what's been borrowed and what's been returned.

Tag any trade

From skid steers to soldering irons.

Built-in categories for equipment, labor, hauling, shop time, fieldwork, snow removal, landscaping, and tool & die.

EquipmentSnow removalHaulingShop timeField laborLandscapingTool & dieAuto repair

A look inside

Built tough. Looks easy.

Three screens. Glove-friendly buttons. Your whole network of handshake deals.

9:41·

Tuesday, May 4

Your chit book

You owe

7

Owed to you

12

Bill — North 40

Lent the John Deere 4055

Sat

Marty's Plowing

Plowed the driveway, twice

Tue

Dave (machinist)

Reground the lathe tooling

Mon

Ortega Hauling

Hauled gravel to the site

Last wk

Henderson Farm

Cut & baled 12 acres of hay

Today
Free guide

The Handshake Handbook.

Sixteen pages on how trades, farms, and crews keep each other running — equipment-sharing etiquette, fair-return rules of thumb, and printable chit slips for the truck.

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From the field

From the folks running the books.

Bill plowed our road for three winters before I ever got him back. Pulled up his chit, brought a flatbed of firewood. We're square — and still neighbors.
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Hank R.

Dairy farmer · Wisconsin

Our framing crew swaps labor with two other outfits. Chit Ledger replaced the napkins on the dash. Nobody's owed a day they didn't get back.
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Tomás M.

GC · Tucson

I run a small machine shop. Half my work is favors for the body shop next door. Now I actually remember who owes what — and so do they.
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Adaeze O.

Tool & die · Detroit

Asked & answered

Honest answers.

Isn't keeping a tally… kind of cold?

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Not the way we built it. Forgetting is the real cold part. A chit book is private, gentle, and meant to make you a better neighbor — not a creditor.

Is this an invoice or accounting tool?

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No. Chit Ledger is for trades that never touch money — borrowed equipment, swapped labor, plowed lanes, shop favors. If you're billing for it, use QuickBooks.

Can my whole crew or co-op share a book?

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Yes. Invite your subs, your neighbors, your equipment-sharing co-op. Everyone sees what's been borrowed and what's been squared up.

Does it work without cell service in the back forty?

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Yes. Log chits offline; they sync the next time you've got bars or wifi.

Where does my data live?

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Encrypted on our servers, exportable any time, deletable in one tap. We don't sell, share, or read your entries.